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I will just submit a very plain soap No 1, because batch No 2 just went nuts. Use quick tracing FOs, they said. It will be fun, they said :D. So I used Jasmine FO and the whole batch solidified on me (incl the portions in the piping bags - they all clogged). My whole house smells like jasmine, a...

I had to go for a business trip and only after 5 days I had a chance to unmold my first attempt. It went quite well, zap free, managed to cut it with wire cutter more or less neatly but... it has that tacky/waxy feeling to it, quite sticky. Is it normal? It floats and foams, but I am...

I made a practice batch yesterday to see if I was even technically able to take part in this challenge. It was quite a fun! I used a well-behaved fragrance because I did not want to make things even more difficult (although I have this beautiful but rude Jasmin FO I might try next time...). I...

Davana EO is a very expensive, but beautiful smelling one - like prunes and wine and berries. Have not tried it in soap, though - I use it only in perfumes. It is available in fairly reasonable (still high) prices for example in geman store dragonspice.de or french proxisante.com. There is...

Thank you! I feel like Leonardo and want to talk for 15 minutes and spread greetings, congratulations and thanks to everyone!!!:D

Saponista, I think it was posted separately: http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=58749 :)

1. Rowan 2. doriettefarm 3. Lisa Anne 4. AMD 5. Snappyllama 6. Misschief 7. BlackDog 8. KCHaystack 9. traderbren 10.GalaxyMLP 11.dibbles 12.mintle 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.

It is lovely that you like my soaps! It was a lucky pour :) And I must confess I cannot cut soaps straight, I just have a mold with dividers! These are my two batches number 2 and 3 that I did not submit. No 2 - I wanted soft shades instead of colour blast from the batch No 1, but the lines...

I have found sugar can darken my soap slightly, but if I use sorbitol (5% of oils weight) it does not happen. There was a swap with additives where the results had shown excellent bubble boost with sorbitol :)

20% coconut, 5% castor, 15% almond oil and 60% lard is my whitest recipe to go! also, I can buy in Poland somethng like eco high oleic sunflower (it is imported) which is almost translucent in colour, that would also do as a sub for almond oil however I still find that a touch of titanium...

Hello LisaAnne! we sign in this thread, browse back a couple of pages and there is a list od participants, you just copy paste the list in a new post and add your name as the last one :). and you are in! and the thread for submitting the photos is here...

thank you for all your kind words! I think this is the first time ever I have managed to obtain navy colour (and not green or violetish blue). about the the things hidden in these patterns... well I can't help it, all I see is ****s :)!

Out of my three attempts, I chose the first one finally. This is a typical lard/olive oil/coconut/castor recipe, only with sodium lactate as an additive and with 5% superfat. Scented with lemongrass, lavender, a touch of lemon myrtle and patchouli EOs. Before I cut, the soap was nice on the...

This is the exact recipe I use!!:) with 2% sodium lactate per oils weight, so I am not sure about the spoon measurements. I force gel in the oven and unmold 24h after pouring, cut 24h after that or sooner.

My third attempt is in the oven, I really splashed the soap while spinning! The second one failed because I didnt handle pastel colours properly - I suppose at least one colour should be more dramatic or maybe the pattern/lines thicker. We will see how does the third batch come out. I use larg...

I agree with clays, charcoal, annato and cocoa powder not fading. Madder root, indigo, carrot puree and alkanet fade a bit in my soap over time (like after a few months) , but not to an extent that they are not useful, still ok. Havent found a way to have more vivid natural greens though :/...

I made first batch and on the outside it was "meh", nothing too interesting. It was the largest amount of soap I have ever dealt with (2kg of soap, to fill into the brambleberry 9 slots slab mold with dividers- btw kchaystack do you have the same one?). I was not happy with the results - because...

me :)

1. traderbren - (am I really first? Can I plant an earworm? Cuz this challenge will spin me right round baby, right round) 2. MySoapyHeart (Never done this, I don`thave the right mold. Sure, sign me up!) 3. Misschief (wasn't going to...nope, nope... oh, what the heck!) 4. McGraysoldtowngifts...

Likes: lard, almond oil - because I get that wonderful feeling of soap kaolin clay - for "kaolin creme" silk - I really can tell the difference and like that luxurious feel brambleberry Black Tea FO - I just like it in each and every blend sugar, beer - for the bubbles in soap. In life...